What a joy it is to reflect on the past few weeks on our campus here at Biola. Missions Conference, an annual Biola-wide conference, celebrated one hundred years of the Student Missionary Union here. Missions Conference has been such a pivotal experience for students during their undergrad at Biola....

The water was murky green and nighttime darkness engulfed the congregation as students kneeled in the shallow Talbot East pool, surrounded by over 200 students cheering for their baptisms. Students wore their jeans and t-shirts that, moments before, were drenched in sweat from intense worship, but now...

The Parent Relations department hosted Biola’s annual Grandparents Day celebration on March 11. According to Stephanie Ramirez, assistant director of alumni and family engagement, the goal of Grandparents Day is to create a space for students to welcome their grandparents into their lives at Biola.  “At...

This afternoon Biola’s campus lost power for an hour. According to Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba, Campus Safety quickly activated a low-level alert across their emergency operation center. Ojeisekhoba reported that the cause of the outage is currently unknown. COMMUNICATION Campus Safety...

On Oct. 27, Biola announced a giveaway for prospective students on Instagram. Biola plans to provide the winner with a full four-year tuition scholarship and three runner-ups with two "Believe Key" Disneyland passes. According to Vice President of Enrollment, Marketing and Communications Lee Wilhite,...

The Student Government Association discussed supporting commuters and community events on campus. This week senators considered the possibility of allowing commuter students to fill out an application to secure a parking space.  COMMUTER PARKING PLAN Under this plan, students who travel more than...

On Thursday afternoon, the Student Government Association kicked off its first bi-weekly meeting of the Spring 2021 semester to discuss core values and overall goals for the semester.  TRANSPARENCY  SGA is working toward being more transparent about its yearly budget and to communicate more clearly...

Biola’s campus is a ghost town. Athletes are not allowed to interact with people that are not on their team. Full-contact practices are limited. Getting meals is a race through the cafeteria—fully masked and at a 6-foot distance at all times—to simply get food to-go. Athletes then return to their...

Since the suspension of on-campus classes, students have experienced a rollercoaster of emotions as living situations changed over night. What first was an optional stay or leave policy quickly transformed into a mandatory moveout for all students able to do so. When students were told to leave campus...

Trespassing — Gatehouse #1 Reported Sept. 27, 11:53 a.m. A gate attendant reported an individual previously banned from campus trespassing through the gatehouse on the Biola Avenue entrance. Officers implemented the ban and the individual was kicked out.  Trespassing — Hope Hall Reported Sept....

Possession of Marijuana — Sigma Hall Reported Sept. 11, 10:48 p.m. A student was reported for possessing marijuana on campus. The student has been referred to Student Development. Disturbing the Peace — Lot K Reported Sept. 13, 10:36 p.m. A group of students was playing loud music in the...